Erin Go Bragh in Book Four: Ichi-no-Tani 2017

Well… Wife decided to watch News last night to find out what is going on in the world. She discovered the Budget Issues, the Health Care Issues, and how the United States is going to hell in a hand basket. I’ll echo comments I’ve heard before… “There were large points of time where I disagreed vehemently with a President, an Administration, a Policy… but NEVER BEFORE has it felt so clear that a United States Government was actively hurting Americans intentionally.” My Wife phrased it in a way I should have realized but didn’t put together. She said, sarcastically, “It’s almost like Trump is passing laws that will uniquely benefit him when he leaves office.” Oh yeah. Duh. And no, I’m not going to go on a considered, carefully planned rant. Rational discussion doesn’t seem to make much difference. The Elderly and Rural American Workers are most hurt by the budget proposal that is already set to give the top 0.1% of Americans a six figure tax credit… that isn’t a tax break. It isn’t saying these people don’t have to PAY (though that is also proposed) it is actually going to PAY THEM. The American Government… is proposing to give the top 0.1% of Americans… taxpayer money! BUT THE ELDERLY AND RURAL AMERICA IS STILL SUPPORTING TRUMP! So… rational discussion won’t help. They’re being targeted and don’t care.

So… since protecting America… since self-preservation… since rational dialogue doesn’t matter… I won’t mention the current United States of Greed policies today. Instead…

From Saint Patrick’s Breastplate
Christ be with me
Christ before me
Christ behind me
Christ in me
Christ beneath me
Christ above me
Christ on my right
Christ on my left
Christ where I lie
Christ where I sit
Christ where I arise
Christ in the heart of every man
who thinks of me
Christ in the mouth of every man
who speaks of me
Christ in every eye that sees me
Christ in every ear that hears me
Salvation is of the Lord.

My plan was to post an Irish Song video on Facebook once per hour. But for some reason YouTube is down right now. I’ve never actually seen YouTube completely inaccessible before. It is… strange.

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On a last note… I have something unprofound to say but… it seems that people don’t hear it.
I have known women and men that look ALL different ways. Thin, tall, stout, squat, no hair, thick hair, tattoos, bare, and everything in between. Some people love how they look no matter how they look. Some people hate how they look no matter how they look. Someone will/does/can find you attractive no matter how you look. I came upon a PB of an anorexic who is beating herself up because of how she looks in a bikini. And yet I have friends that only eat 1 salad every day and work out 8 hours a day to get that look. I came upon a PB of a tattooed man feeling insecure because he doesn’t have “enough muscles.” Trust me, dude… some of my most attractive friends in DM would call you their ideal. If you aren’t happy with how you look, change it for yourself. But don’t hate on yourself. That’s a big disconnect between my wife and I… and a reason I think Wife feels so free to “call me out” on my appearance. Honestly… I don’t like how I look. But I accept that this is how I look at the moment. I’m going to live a life that includes healthy choices and exercise but if I never look like my perfect image of how I should appear… that’s just life. And I can live with that. Meanwhile, people are getting into DEEP depressions because they’ll never look a certain way. You look the way you do. You once looked a different way. In the future, you’ll look different as well. Struggle, fight, and work towards what you want. But… seriously… all of this aggressive self-hate due to temporary physical states? Makes me sad.